Villingen in front of Schalke: "Believe in our minimal chance" - DFB Cup

At the end of June, the Villings have expanded their south-baden record: Through a 5-1 success against Oberliga competitor Freiburger FC, the tenth title in the southbathe trophy was retracted - with the result that the team from the Black Forest for the tenth time in the club's history in the DFB Cup may compete. The leap into the second round but has never been successful, although the villinger stood dense several times: in August 2007, for example, it went against the SC Freiburg with 1: 1 in the break, marriage the professionals from the Breisgau the game to the end but still decided in itself.

Next Sunday (kick-up 15.30 clock), FC 08 in the domestic MS technology arena receives the Bundesliga booter FC Schalke 04. For Arash Yahyaijan, the duel will already be the fourth DFB Cup game with the Villingern. The sports board was against the SC Freiburg, but also at the 0: 2 against FC St. Pauli (2009), the 0: 4 against Schalke (2016) and the 1: 3 after extension against Fortuna Düsseldorf (2019) in various functions : "It's time for us to get it into the 2nd round," he says.

It will also depend on the second division by Marcel Yahyaijan, the current coach of the FC 08 Villingen and Arash Yahyaijan's son: "As a amateur club, of course, we are the clear outsider, but we believe in our minimal chance and will try a professional preparation, the Schalke Maximum to demand, "he says. At his squad, the coach believes: "With the new additions in the last half year, we are offensively completely different possibilities." Especially the accesses Erich Sautner, Jonas Busam and Anthony Mbem-Som Nyamsi as well as returnees Nedzad Plavci would have raised the level of the team considerably.

Nevertheless, the Villinger in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg have a heavy booth. With the Stuttgart DFB Cups and the SGV Freiburg, two clubs have extraordinary financial possibilities and conditions. But at the latest, when the two heavyweights have adopted from the league, the look should go upwards. "In the medium term, we have the regional league in view," says Yahyaijan. First, however, the first round curse should be stored in the cup.

Revenues are redistributed

Due to the increased precautionary measures, however, the Südbaden had to increase their security service personally considerably. This area is therefore concerned for costs of around 20 000 euros alone, so sports board Arash Yahyaijan. For the amateur clubs, the organization "brutally elaborate" is worthwhile because of the special trophy experience. For the 10,000 places offering Arena in Villingen-Schwenningen, only 5000 spectators are admitted because of the pandemic. Of the lower ticket proceeds of 114 000 euros, from which a part goes to the Schalke, only at the end of the 30 000 euros in the FC Vereiszasse, so Yahyaijan. In addition, however, the Cup Appropriation Premium from the German Football Association over 155 000 euros. But even of this, Villingen has to hand over about a quarter, the money will be redistributed to the participants of the southern Bathroom Association Cup.

Besides Villingen, Bremenligist Bremer SV (Wednesday, 25.08.2021, 20:15 am against Bayern Munich), Nofv-Oberligist Greifswalder FC (Saturday, 15:30 clock against FC Augsburg) and Lower Saxony-Oberligist VfL Oldenburg (Sunday, 15 : 30 clock against Fortuna Dusseldorf) in the first DFB Cup main round ran.

The whole story: FC 08 Villingen in front of the DFB Cup game against Schalke 04, only in the Wednesday DFB Cup.